Photonic Majorana quantum cascade laser with polarization-winding emission

Song Han; Yunda Chua; Yongquan Zeng; Bofeng Zhu; Chongwu Wang; Bo Qiang; Yuhao Jin; Qian Wang; Lianhe Li; Alexander Giles Davies; Edmund Harold Linfield; Yidong Chong; Baile Zhang; Qi Jie Wang

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36418-y

Nature Communications (Feb 2023)

Photonic Majorana quantum cascade laser with polarization-winding emission

Song Han,
Yunda Chua,
Yongquan Zeng,
Bofeng Zhu,
Chongwu Wang,
Bo Qiang,
Yuhao Jin,
Qian Wang,
Lianhe Li,
Alexander Giles Davies,
Edmund Harold Linfield,
Yidong Chong,
Baile Zhang,
Qi Jie Wang

Affiliations

Song Han: Centre for OptoElectronics and Biophotonics, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering & The Photonics Institute, Nanyang Technological University
Yunda Chua: Centre for OptoElectronics and Biophotonics, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering & The Photonics Institute, Nanyang Technological University
Yongquan Zeng: Electronic Information School, Wuhan University
Bofeng Zhu: Centre for OptoElectronics and Biophotonics, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering & The Photonics Institute, Nanyang Technological University
Chongwu Wang: Centre for OptoElectronics and Biophotonics, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering & The Photonics Institute, Nanyang Technological University
Bo Qiang: Centre for OptoElectronics and Biophotonics, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering & The Photonics Institute, Nanyang Technological University
Yuhao Jin: Centre for OptoElectronics and Biophotonics, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering & The Photonics Institute, Nanyang Technological University
Qian Wang: Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Lianhe Li: School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds
Alexander Giles Davies: School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds
Edmund Harold Linfield: School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds
Yidong Chong: Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
Baile Zhang: Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
Qi Jie Wang: Centre for OptoElectronics and Biophotonics, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering & The Photonics Institute, Nanyang Technological University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36418-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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THz integrate light sources represent an important building blocks for various applications. Here the authors report an electrically driven topological laser based on photonic Majorana zero mode that can convert electricity directly into THz single-mode laser with topologically nontrivial beams.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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